Nutritional status of pre-school children of the semi-arid region of Bahia (Brazil): II - Vitamin a deficiency;Situação nutricional e alimentar de pré-escolares no semi-árido da Bahia (Brasil): II - Hipovitaminose A

Revista de Saude Publica

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 67-74

  Santos, Leonor M P ^a   Assis, Ana Marlucia O ^a   Martins, Maisa C ^a   Araújo, Maria P N ^a   Morris, Saul S ^b   Barreto, Mauricio L ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diet surveys; Vitamin A deficiency, epidemiology; Vitamin A, blood

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BRAZIL; CHILD; DIET; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; URBAN POPULATION;

AGE FACTORS; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET SURVEYS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC FACTORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; URBAN POPULATION; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0030073191     PISSN: 00348910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-89101996000100009     Document Type: Article

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